The Startup Magazine

JUNE 30, 2020

What we’ve experienced while dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has me thinking about the worldwide supply chain network and our absolute ignorance in not addressing the detrimental, looming effects of global climate change. The article touches on our dependency of other nations and exposes the fragility of the global supply chain network.

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Both Sides of the Table

AUGUST 9, 2011

Come 2009 we felt really bullish about the future for startups because the froth was gone and so, too, were wantrapreneurs. But social unrest is created in harsh economic times and we’ve seen this in Greece before. I need leaders who manage in good times and bad.To build a large company you need to manage through economic cycles.

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Both Sides of the Table

JUNE 9, 2013

Why is Collaborative Consumption Becoming a Hot Trend for Startup Companies? Network Up. Example: More than 50% of all youth in Greece & Spain (34% in Italy) are unemployed and if you take “under-employment” it is even worse. I did spend some time in the presentation to how consumption networks will evolve.

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Tim Keane

MAY 27, 2010

Startups and angels: Along the way to success.   Today, we have an angel investor network, the Golden Angels, as well as an entrepreneurship center to spread the entrepreneurial word across campus. In Greece, 10% of the populace works for the government at higher than average wages. People are the whole game.

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ReadWriteStart

DECEMBER 24, 2012

In the past few years just about every country with a high-speed network and a national budget has hatched a “startup ecosystem.” First Choice For Second-Tier Startups? Startups that relocate to Ireland can get between €100,000 and €500,000 each. Startup Ireland does not take a seat on the board but does take 10% equity.

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Agile VC

JUNE 12, 2012

AGILEVC My idle thoughts on tech startups. It’s not for a lack of technological effort from both startups and huge companies in all of mobile payments’ incarnations – SMS, mobile web, native apps, NFC, etc. Government fiat. Greece) might attempt a half-crazy experiment like this. June 12, 2012.

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